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Integrated water management

Wetland CEPA (pdf 1.85mb)

This community, education and public awareness (CEPA) program handbook brings together the various guidelines adopted by the Convention on Wetlands.

The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 155 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1675 wetland sites, totaling 150 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Chapters include:
- Background
- Major achievements under the first CEPA programme
- Investing in CEPA - Opportunities and benefits
- Vision and guiding principles
- General and operational objectives
- Actions to pursue the vision and objectives

 

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